Rev. C. George Sherrill, 94, of Troutman, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 22, 2023. He was the husband of the late Jacqueline Moose Sherrill…
Author: Mike Fuhrman
[caption id="attachment_58467" align="aligncenter" width="446"] Khal is all smiles while waiting for his dinner.[/caption] BY JAIME GATTON He’s a mutt. There’s nothing special about him. But just hours before being scheduled…
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Parks & Recreation Department will conduct a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, July 28, to commemorate the beginning of work on Jennings Park….
Special to Iredell Free News The Iredell County Community Foundation recently awarded $185,500 in grants to 27 nonprofits. The grants will support projects and programs that address learning loss, veterans…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests: JULY 14 ♦ Mariah Leigh Brown, 31, of Cessna Lane, Conover, charged with flee/elude arrest, misdemeanor resist…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Tickets are still available for an upcoming signature event of the summer season at The Historic Sharpe House. “Appalachian Music BBQ: Remembering Tom Dooley” is scheduled for…
Special to Iredell Free News Now that we’re in the heat of summer, you and your family may be looking to cool down at the pool, beach, or lake. But…
[caption id="attachment_58444" align="aligncenter" width="402"] Pictured are Lake Norman Lions Club members Denzil Bell and Charlotte Soutullo at the recent food drive at Food Lion.[/caption] Special to Iredell Free News Where…
The policy of the Town of Mooresville is to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment opportunities. We recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discrimination because of race, religion, color,…
Kathleen “Kathie” Christopher Peterson was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world peacefully and surrounded by her loved ones on July 22, 2023, at the…
John Neal Cranford Jr., 55, of Union Grove, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Born on January 29, 1968, in Iredell County, he was the son of Shirley…
BY BRANDY TEMPLETON Dozens of members of the Daughters of the American Revolution traveled to Statesville this week to attend the District IV annual meeting at First Baptist Church. It…
[caption id="attachment_58407" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Participants in the second annual Abby Winthrop SMART Girls Leadership camp pose for a photo.[/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER The second annual Abby Winthrop SMART Girls Leadership…
These positions are subject to pre-employment screenings. Iredell County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, political affiliation, genetic information, or handicapping…
Special to Iredell Free News ABC Investments & Management Co., the management company of the Hilton Garden Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites in Statesville, in partnership with the Statesville…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Statesville City Council on Monday approved a request to rezone 32.24 acres along U.S. Highway 21 for 181 townhomes and more than 60,000 square feet of…
Adeline Marie Giuliani, 89, of Troutman, N.C., passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Rosewood Assisted Living in Harmony. Born on September 1, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was…
Bonnie Darlene Hall, 63, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House, in Statesville, N.C. She was born on July 23, 1959, in Lexington, Va. Bonnie was…
Claude R. Munday, 68, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Claude was born in Iredell County, son of the late Claude Grady…
Eli Tyler Jordan, 16, of Statesville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in his home surrounded by loved ones. Everyone who met Eli fell in love with him….
The City of Statesville offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment. You’ll have the chance to work alongside talented individuals who share a common goal of improving the lives of…
Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of 988, the three-digit suicide and crisis lifeline. 988 connects…
FROM STAFF REPORTS The candidate filing period for the 2023 municipal elections and the Mooresville Graded School District Board of Education election ended Friday at 12 noon. Here’s the final…
Special to Iredell Free News As pool and construction season continues, Iredell Water Corporation is warning the public — and especially people and companies considering water theft — that stealing…
Special to Iredell Free News Iredell-Statesville School Nutrition is participating in Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a program that allows 18 district schools to pilot a complimentary breakfast and lunch program…
[caption id="attachment_58361" align="aligncenter" width="527"] [/caption] BY AMY FUHRMAN The story of Tom Dooley (Dula) has become a legend for its potent mix of love, lust, jealousy, murder and an infamous…
Tony Jason Hedrick, 52, passed away unexpectedly Friday July 14, 2023. Jason was born in Statesville, N.C., and was the oldest son of the late Tony Roe Hedrick and Debby…
Joseph Basil Coughlin, 44, passed on due to natural causes at his home on Friday, July 14, 2023. Joey was born on September 1, 1979, in Peoria, Ill. He was…
Larry Max Cooke Sr., 75, of Mooresville, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born September 28,…
FROM STAFF REPORTS Statesville native Shadrach Martin has been hired as principal of Success Institute Charter School. [caption id="attachment_58341" align="alignright" width="175"] Shadrach Martin[/caption] Martin has extensive experience working in public…
Special to Iredell Free News Construction on the first phase of the expansion of Iredell Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit is underway with the new concrete foundation set…
Special to Iredell Free News A Mooresville man faces federal charges in connection with an alleged investment fraud scheme and for fraudulently obtaining more than $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief…
BY KARISSA MILLER Iredell County Health Department staff presented the State of the County Health Report for 2022 during Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Dinikia Savage, the Health Department’s promotion…
[caption id="attachment_58318" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Rockets, Rovers and Robots camp participants watch as student launches his rocket at CATS.[/caption] BY KARISSA MILLER Around 50 rising sixth- through ninth-grade students are spending…
Special to Iredell Free News Mitchell Community College’s Culinary Arts program recently hosted its first ever Toque Ceremony to honor graduating culinary arts students. The ceremony is named for the…
Joyce Fox Campbell Manning, 56, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Autumn Care of Salisbury. Born on October 23, 1966, in Davie County, N.C., she was the daughter…